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CHEN

MING SHU BACK.

CONFIDENCE IN NANKING GOVERNMENT.

KWANGTUNG'S PART.

[rnox or OWN CORRESPONDENT]

CANTON, September 98.

CENTRAL BANK IN

CANTON.

MEASURES TO RESTRAIN PANIC.

MERCHANTS TO HELP.

[Faou ova owN CORRESPONDENT.]

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1929.

CORRESPONDENCE.

BRITISH INTERESTS IN SWATOW.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "KONO KONO

Jr DAILY PRESS."]

CONNAUGHT ROAD

MURDER.

ALLEGED ASSAILANT IN COURT.

CROWN OFFERS - NO MOTIVE,

naught Road Central

Sin, Many of your readers will undoubtedly peruse with interest

Before Mr. A. W. Q. H. Grant- the article appearing in your paper ham at Central Magistracy yester CANTON, September 23.

to-day concerning the "Swatow day, a Chinese Ironi" Singapore was The run on the Central Bank, Affair," and although the vindica charged, with the murder of Wu which started a couple of days ago tion of Mr. Major, the British Chei Mei on August 27 at 09, Con- in consequence of the political dis- Consul, by the North China Daily, Mr. H, Somerset Fitzroy prosecut- turbances in Central China, still News may be accepted to a certain ed. He

continues, and appears to be even point, it ignominiously fails to con more serious. The front entrances vines; likewise it fails to cover the of the Head Bank and its two main facts of the case. branches in the city were crowded your own words: Did the Con- with people an hour and a hall be- sul protest against the arrest of one

General Chen Ming Shu, chief of the Civil Administration of Kwang- もし勝 retarned tr Canton from Nanking yesterday afternoon. was greeted by high officials of the local regime, including General Chen Tai Tong, Mayor Lin Wen Koi, and Police Commissioner Au Yang Kui. Rigid precautionary measures were adopted during the landing of the General. The wharf and the streets were lined up with

soldiers and detectives, and no one was allowed to pass the South Bund where the General disembarked,

of Reconstruction, who was to have come back to Canton with General Chen, is still in Hangchow in, estigating the silk industry there. He is, however, expected to be back in Canten in the course of the next few days.

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To quote

Outlining the case, Mr. Fitzroy said that the affair was an extra- ordinary ong. The deceased was a shop coolie at 68, Connaught Road Central, the first and third floors of which were rented to the Un Mei Company, who carried on a busi-

CHEAPER ELECTRIC

CURRENT.

GOOD NEWS FOR KOWLOON RESIDENTS.

From the first of next month, the China Light and Power Company, Ltd., is reducing its charges for current. For lighting the rite will be 15 cents per unit instead of 20, and for power 7 cents instead of 7,

In Hong Kong the rates are 16

cents for lighting and 3 cents for

power.

COAL FROM CALCUTTA.

S.S. EUPHORBIA'S CARGO.

with a

cargo of coal from the

The 's.. Euphorbia visited Hoog fore opening time this morning of his nationals, and demand hisness as agents for people passing Kong for the first time when she The finance authorities are trying release as a preliminary to the dis-through Hong Kong. These people arrived here on Monday, chartered Kong and on these purchases the Guzdar Kajera Mines, the manag very hard to inspire the people with cussion of compensation for alleged generally made purchases in Hong by Messrs. Patoll and Ghadiali, confidence in the Government bank-loss and injury?"

Un. Mel Company, drew a commis- sion. They put up such people as

ing agents for which are Messrs. notes. The Bank has extended its

were passing through without charg.lesara, Patell and Ghadiali are Carey & Daniel, Ltd., Calcutta. business hours to-day and they are

the sole agents for this coal in tion

Hong Kong and China.

food.

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Sudden Attack. The defendant went out soen nåter he had a cubicle allotted to him

The consignment represented the initial order and both the char terers and the rustomers have ex. As to the

and it appeared that he did not pressed satisfaction return until two mornings later. On quality of the coal which is well- that day, several of the tenants of known in Hong Kong and Chinese Un Mei were leaving and the even-markets generally. ing meal was taken at There were eight people beside the

p.m.

defendant at the meal, at which the silent. defendant was, from all account,

He retired after his meal and

These simple facts constitute the main issue, and remain unchallek Daily News has brought up the Mr. Tang Yin Wn, Commissioner now from 0 to 12 in the morning ged; and since the North-China jing any rent for cubicle accommoda-

and from 1 to 5 in the afternoon.subject again, I would ask them for This new schedule will be maintain an explanation on the particular point in question before throwing around bouquets in lauding the ed so long as the "run" is going on.

The Department of Finnner to-day Consul's attentiveness in words to placed a ban on the exportation of the effect that he is distinctly silver money exceeding 850 at one capable and successful in his deal

ings with the Chinese." shipment. Among other things the Government eirvular states that the THE NEW "REBELLION."

Canton market, again appears to In conversation with the loen! be short of silver coins. Every step Press, General Chen Ming Shu should therefore be taken to con- stated that the Central Government serve the silver in Canton. Secret will resort to force to subdue Chang Government agents are now watch Fat Fui and the "Ironsides." He sing all wharves, river junks, and did not believe that all the sub ordinates of Chang Fat Fui would blindly follow their leader. Dissen. sion has already set in among the rank and file of the "Ironsides," which will make the task of sab jugating them nli the easier. General Chen Ming Shu thought that the situation was well in hand, and that Chang Fat Fui and his

adherents will soon be ousted,

Asked if the Canton Government is making any preparations against the Ironsides," General Chen said "Yes, we shall be prepared to meet any eventuality. No instruc- tions have as yet been received from the Central Government in this re- gord.".

the two bridges leading into, Sha- meen, to see that no one tries to carry money into Shameen or the interior of Kwangtung.. Any one caught violating this Government rule will lose his silver!

THE CHAMBER HELPS.

It is admitted that the Swatow British community is a small one, and, as such, it is obvious there can be no room for many society cliques Thus I venture to remark that the victim of the unfortunate trouble was probably regarded as a person of little consequence. Otherwise, common sense would suggest that the following alleged words by Mr. Major would have never been utter ed: Come on, man, pay them 850 and settle it. I can't stay here all the morning."

Would the Consul think fit to utter words of that sort if the

victim were occupying an important position in Swatow!!

The

went back to his cubicle. The de- fetidant was seen to emerge from his cubicle with something in his hand and he suddenly made for the deceased, cutting him on the neck. The deceased was ao badly cut that he died shortly afterwards. The defendant then returned to his own cubicle.

The master of the shop, noticing commotion and secing blood, ran out of the house blowing a police whistle and the police were brought on the scene. They were just in time to stop the defendant from cutting his own throat.

Mr. Fitzroy went on to say that there was absolutely no motive for the crime,, as far as the Police could say. He had no evidence to offer on the motive.,

North-hing Daily News The General Canton Chamber of says:- We are informed that he Commerce held a meeting yesterday in every way an admirable Con- in their Headquarters on an kung sul, and that he is most attentive Street, at which Mr. Fan Ki M, to all the interests of his nationals." Finance Commissioner, Mr. Chow These qualifications are perhaps Min Chu, Managing Director of the true with a certain set, but the fagt Central Bank of China, Mr. Lu Chu appears to be that in actual prae- Kong of the Kucmintang. and tice, with one British subject at other high officials of the Canton least, the Consul was certainly not regime were present. The follow-"most attentive" to all the inter-examined defendant and found that in ve resolutions were,, passed with a view to stopping the present panic:-(1) To request the Govern ment to collect the different taxes and duties, one year, or six months,

the amount of the Government

ests of his nationals.

Mr. Major's defence by your

Northern contemporary is feeble, and I therefore would like them to answer the direct query as raised

Dr. G. H. Thomas said he

he had a cut op, his throat which had to be stitched up. The man Civil Hospital until he was trans- was detained at the Government ferred to the Gaol Hospital.

"Is it true," the interview in advance. This will greatly lessen in your issue to-day, which I strong charge of the Mortuary, stated that naked, that Kwungtung will have

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banknotes in circulation, since they endorse,

six divisions of troops, and that revenues are paid with such legal In conclusion, I venture to say there will be no provincial militia?" tender; (2) to request the Govern- that the incident seems to illus "I see no necessity for provincialment to put no restriction whatever trate the grave risks certain British militia,' General Chen replied, on the exchange of banknotes for subjects are exposed to at that port "as General Cher Tsui Tong is silver; to facilitate exchange more if involved in trouble with Chinese quite able to protect the province. branches should be opened; (3) to authorities.-Yours, etc., But there will be six divisions to be request the Government to enforce

FAIRPLAY. known as National Defence Divi strictly the law prohibiting specule sions for Kwangtung."

tion in financial circles. This will. lessen the rumours now current; (4) the Canton General Chamber" of Commerce as well as other mer-

INDIGNATION MEETING.

A big meeting called by the chant organisations will undertake local Kuomintang and presided to urge their constituent members over by Mr. Wong Kwei Luk, chief to accept the Central Bank of China editor of the Min Kun Daily News,notes at face value in all business was held yesterday afternoon. A transactions. large number of high officials of the i local regime and representatives of requested to order all the tax col labour and merchant organisations lecting offices in general, and the Post Office and the Canton Customs House in particular, to accept the banknotes when making payments.

were present

Among other things absolute loyalty to the Central Government was expressed. Chang Fat Fui and.: his "Ironsides" were vehemently de-1 nounced as reactionaries and tools of i the Communists. A resolution was passed upholding the action of the Central Government in its dealing with the so-called Ironsides. Soviet Russia was also denounced. A telegram'will be sent to Nanking asking the Government to be pre pared for war against the Soviet Government,

اسم

INTER-KWANG CONFLICT

IMMINENT?

Finally the Government will be

NEWSPAPER PUNISHED.

FOR PUBLISHING FALSE REPORT,

"

Hong Kong, September 26.

LOCAL -PROBATES.

ESTATE OF MRS. JEANNIE

SMITH.

Estate in Hong Kong worth 817,000 valued at £4,049 was left by Mr. and property elsewhere Jeannie Smith, widow, late of Eristane Moffat, Dumfrinshire. Two daughters are appointed exe cutrices of the will and everything is bequeathed to them.

Ng Shi; married woman, late of 13, On Lan Street, Hong Kong who died intestate last May, left estate valued at 814,900. Letters of administration have been grant ed to her husband, Tong Che Fai. The Tai Chung Fan, a leading Local catate worth 827,100, was paper in Canton, has been ordered left by Chiu Pak Yik, Jate of 12, by the authorities, to suspend pub Nam Cheung Street, Shamshuipo, fication for ten days as a penalty who died in June last. for having published a false report has been granted to his mother, Probate that General Chen Ming Sha, eldest son and another relative, all Chairman of the Kwangtung Pro-living at 937, Laictrikok Road. vincial Government, was unable to

WAR PREPARATIONS UNDER return to Canton for the time

being.

WAY.

A vernacular report states:

that the Kwangtung Division ander. Kwangtung and Kwangsi continuo General Heung Hon Ping has been to make war preparations and it ordered to strength the delence on is regarded that fighting between the Weat River and that another the two provinces is imminent. As division under General Vu Hon previously reported, General Yu Mou bas bern rushed to the North Teok Pok, the chairman of the River districts.

Kwangsi Provincial Government, Cantau remaine. panic-stricken has reached an understanding with notwithstanding the fact that Gen. Chang Fat Fui, the leader of the Chen Ming Shu, the chairman of Ironsides," and Chiang Kai Shok the Kwangtung Provincial Govern has ordered Kwangtung to take ment, returned to the city on precautions against the neighbour Tuesday from Shanghai by the ing province.

Chinese gunboat Chung Shan, -

Kwanget Preparations,

BISHOP LANDER.

SUSTAINS HOLIDAY

ACCIDENT.

Dr. A. Cannon, medical officer in

he carried out a postmortem on

the deceased and found that a wound" on his throat was five inches long and there were indications that the wound death.

inflicted before

NEW WATER BOAT LAUNCHED.

GARDNER MACHINERY,

An interesting ceremony took Diner yeterday at Kowloon Dock when dira. F. Syme Thomson. christened the latest addition to the Union Waterboat Company's Fleet, 3V.." Tai Yee 9" in the presence of shareholders and off-

vials of the Company, representa tives of The Hong Kong & Wham- Pos Dock Co., Ltd., who designed and constructed the vessel, and Mesars, Dodwell & Co., Ltd., who supplied the machinery.

The new vessel, with an over-all ength of 130 ft and moulded breadth of 2 ft., ia" designed to draft of about 8 ft. carry 300 tons of fresh water on a

The four fresh water tanks

placed amidships are conted with a special composition and every precaution has been taken to pre vent pollution and contaminusion: Keeping Abreast of the Times. While this is the second Union Water Boat to be fitted with Gardner Engines, the owners have kept abreast of the times by in- stalling for the main drive, a 152 B.H.P. Gardner engine of the new Cold. Start Full Diesel Type, which entirely dispenses with such ignition devices as amps, hot surfaces, or electric plugs.

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THE R.A.0.B. CONCERT.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PROCEEDS.

Mr. C. Earnshaw, Hon. Secretary of the R.A.0.B. Club, has received the following letter from the Secre try to the Commodore:

I am directed to neknowledge your letter of September 18 enclos ing a cheque" for eae thousand dollars.

"The Commodore is very pleased to accept this sum which is being remitted to the Royal Naval Bene volent Trust with a request that it may be specially earmarked for distribution to the dependents of those who lost their lives in the Naval disasters

and

Submarine H.47 and L.12.

involving 3L,

H..S. Devonshire.

He wishes on behalf of the Royal Navy to thank the Chairman. and Committee of the R.A.0.B. for the great trouble they took in organising the concert at the R.N. Canteen Theatre from which this money was derived."

KIDNAPPING CHARGES.

A CHASE TO MAQAO.

A Chinese was charged before Mr. T. S. Whyte Smith at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday with kidnap- ping a Chinese youth under 14- Jears of age.

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Defendant said that he had been asked by the boy's father to bring his two sone back to the country. The mother having sold the other son, he only took the complainant. The complainant's mother w questioned and said that her hus and had died several years ago!

Stating the facts of the case, Inspector James said that September 9th, the complainant was playing in front of his house at 314 Portland Street, when he was accosted by the defendant and asked to carry some firewood. The boy was to take the firewood and accompany was defendant,to Hong Kong, after which he would be with the defendant, who took him paid for, bis services. He went to Hong Kong, and then oa to a Macao steamer. It was alleged that the defendant refused to allow the boy to come off the Steamer and made him live in Macao for two days in a certain house. During their stay, the complainant would say that he had been taken to two different houses and examined and offered, he be lieved, for sale.

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The boys' relatives hearing that be had been taken to Macao, went there, and happened to across the defendant walking with their son in the street. They had the defendant arrested and both parties were sent back to Hong Kong by the Macao police Au- thorities.

The bearing was adjourned for one week

are

The pumping plant consists of a rotary plunger type" "Truslove

INDIAN WOMAN ACCUSED. puns driven through gear and raw hide pinion by a twin cylinder Sophia Mohammed, as Indian Bishop Lander, of New Baract, Gardner Semi-diesel engine of 10 woman, and a Chinese,, who who is on holiday at Rock, WorcesP.H.P. located in the engine room. charged with kidnapping & boy tershire, met with an unfortunate The pump has to perform duties under 14 from his parents et 555 accident there last week. A

When out for a canter on horse hour at heads of approximately

ranging from 8 tons of water per Canton Road, on September 19, back, near Rock Cross Rectory, a

were again before Mr. Whyte 35 to 40 feet in order to cope with Smith yesterday. A farmer at stirrup strap broke, and the Bishop

the varying conditions met with Tai Po was also charged with har- fall breaking his leg. Happily, in watering ships and naturally bouring the boy, medical aid was promptly avail- this has received the closest at- His Worship informed the able, and the Bishop was at once tention of pump and engine Indian "woman" that Mr. A. el makers when putting forward their Arculi had telephoned to say that removed to the Rectory. He is now

recommendations, making good progress towards re-

hg was not appearing for the de- fence. covery, but it will be some weeke before he will be able to resume duty.

Accordingly, the military authori- ties in Canton have taken appro- priate action against possible at- In Kwangsi, war preparations are tacks by the Kwangai troops and also under way. A military confer the Ironsides," the latter having ence was held and it was decided decided to return to Kwangtung. to attack Kwangtung,

The authoritica both of Kwang to Wuchow, the gateway of Kwang- Many troops have been detailed tung and Kwangsi have been try ing to calm the people and bavo According to an unconfirmed re- down, New Barnet, in 100 carried out their military movement port, the Kwangsi authorities are Formerly, for 33 years, he was as secretly as possible Informa ecuring the support and assistanco tion from various sources reveals of some military leaders in Hunan (Continued at foot of next column), and Kweichow.

Bishop Lander succeeded the Rev. T. W. Hollins na Vicar of Lyone

Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong,

The motor driven vessel offering, as it does, so many advantages over its steam competitor bids fair to usurp the latter's time-honoured position and we venture to pro- pheoy & prosperous future for owners who adopt a progressive pelicy in engining their ornit with

He was appointed Assistant Bishop muhinery of the type laid down in

of St. Albans about four years ago,

the "Tai Yes 2.

Dofendant asked to be allowed out to find witnesses. His Worship replied that she could not, but that Sergeant Fitches could be given a list of her witnessce and that they would be brought to her in prison.

His Worship remanded the case- for 48 hours to enable the woman to find her witnesses.

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